30 July 2012

BES
Co-PI Mary Cadenasso and Project Director Steward Pickett have a chapter in the
recently published book "Encyclopedia of Theoretical Ecology."

This
major reference is an overview of the current state of theoretical ecology
through a series of topical entries centered on both ecological and statistical
themes. Coverage ranges across
scales—from the physiological, to populations, landscapes, and ecosystems.
Entries provide an introduction to broad fields such as Applied Ecology,
Behavioral Ecology, Computational Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Epidemiology and
Epidemic Modeling, Population Ecology, Spatial Ecology and Statistics in
Ecology. Others provide greater
specificity and depth, including discussions on the Allee effect, ordinary
differential equations, and ecosystem services. Descriptions of modern statistical and
modeling approaches and how they contributed to advances in theoretical ecology
are also included. Succinct,
uncompromising, and authoritative—a “must have” for those interested in the use
of theory in the ecological sciences.